Mid-Level or Senior Airplane Safety Engineer

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Safety, Security, and Airworthiness (SS&A) organization is looking for a Mid-Level (Level
3) or Senior (Level
4) Airplane Safety Engineer to join their Airplane Safety Engineering Team within Enterprise Safety Mission Assurance in Everett, WA. Our team is actively engaged with airplane programs that currently include 777-9, 777-8 Freighter, and future product development programs.

As an Airplane Safety Engineer, you will be responsible for working cross functionally to ensure airplane level safety analysis are appropriately conducted. Understanding the complex integration of airplane systems, human factors, and airplane integration into the operational environment is required in this role. The Airplane Safety deliverables directly feed airplane compliance and require an extreme attention to detail as well as a healthy engineering curiosity.

Our team fosters strong partnerships with customers and program leaders across diverse engineering disciplines. We excel in systems-oriented thinking, effective communication, and possess a deep dedication for product safety. Engaged throughout every stage of product design and certification, we maintain a steadfast focus on regulatory compliance, design safety, and product integrity.

If you’re ready for a challenging new role that is critical to the success and certification of our programs, then this might be the job for you!

Primary responsibilities:

• Leads safety analysis, hazard mitigation, validation and verification activities in compliance with relevant customer and regulatory safety standards
• Leads airplane level analyses within the Preliminary Aircraft Safety Assessment and Aircraft Safety Assessment (e.g., Aircraft Functional Hazard Assessment (AFHA), Combined Functional Failure Effects (CoFFE), Common Resource Analysis, Multi-Functional Fault Tree Analysis (MFTA), Functional Design Assurance Level (FDAL) , Common Mode Assessment (CMA), Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), and Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA))
• Provides safety design and analysis expertise to program stakeholders and leadership
• Validates and verifies airplane level safety requirements
• Develops and leads certification strategies for systems and airplane level safety issues
• Represents ASE in airplane level design trade studies, coordination of safety analyses, and functional integration assessments
• Ensures adequate redundancy and physical separation of critical systems
• Leads airplane level safety analyses like Runway Excursion or Airplane Common Mode to ensure integration across multiple functional systems
• Utilizes Model Based System Engineering tools to analyze architectures/designs and develop safety deliverables
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to define, validate, and integrate safety, mission success, and airworthiness requirements; incorporates into designs, operations, and procedures
• Documents safety analysis, hazard mitigation, validation and verification activities in compliance with relevant customer and regulatory safety standards
• Contributes to establishing global safety advocacy strategies, training, tools, and methods.
• Builds reusable data products and visualizations (dashboards, reports, alerts) to inform engineering, operations, and safety stakeholders
• Communicates, collaborates, and presents to cross-functional teams

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at Everett, WA.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Level 4: 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering (e.g. flight controls, hydraulics, avionics, electrical, propulsion, etc.), experience extracting and compiling engineering data from multiple sources, experience driving problem solutions, and experience communicating with executive leadership and/or regulators
• Ability to understand data concepts and drive and derive insights from data
• Knowledge of basic statistical concepts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to write concise safety findings and present to cross functional teams
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience)

• 2+ years of experience performing and/or reviewing system safety analyses or studies
• 2+ years of experience with commercial airplane…